Soal Because vs. Because of Because dan because of sama-sama dapat digunakan untuk menyatakan alasan reason. Namun penggunaan keduanya berbeda di dalam kalimat karena because merupakan subordinate conjunction sedangkan because of merupakan two-word preposition. Because diikuti clause subject + predicate yang memuat reason. Because-clause secara grammatical tidak dapat berdiri sendiri. Harus ada main clause memuat result bersamanya untuk dapat dipahami secara utuh. Because-clause mungkin ditempatkan di awal atau di akhir kalimat. Jika ditempatkan di awal kalimat, koma disematkan setelahnya. because-clause, main clause main clause + because-clause contoh kalimat because dan because of dan artinya Because of yang bermakna “by reason of” diikuti object-nya yang dapat berupa noun phrase, pronoun, atau verb-ing. … because of + noun phrase / pronoun / verb-ing Lihat juga as, because, since as if, like for, since during, while when, while Contoh Kalimat Because dan Because of dan Artinya We are all here because today is your birthday. Kami semua disini karena hari ini hari ulang tahunmu. Because he didn’t feel well, he went to bed early. Karena dia tidak merasa sehat, dia pergi tidur lebih awal. The productivity of maize and wheat may decline because of climate change. Produksi jagung dan gandum mungkin menurun karena perubahan iklim. because of + noun phrase We are all here because of you. Kami semuanya ada disini karenamu. because of + pronoun Because of not feeling well, he went to bed early. Karena tidak merasa sehat, dia pergi tidur lebih awal. because + verb-ing Cos Cos merupakan kependekan dari because. Walaupun secara grammatical tidak tepat, namun cos biasa digunakan pada informal situation baik writing maupun speaking. Contoh Kalimat Cos A Why does my smartphone phone battery die so fast? Mengapa baterai hape android saya mati dengan cepat? B Cos you don’t enable battery saving mode. Karena kamu tidak mengaktifkan mode hemat baterai. Soal Because vs. Because of Related PostsSubordinate Conjunction Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat When pada Berbagai Macam Tense Penggunaan dan Contoh When / While Subordinate Conjunction Penggunaan dan Contoh Kalimat Even If / Even Though Conjunction Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Once Adverb/Conjunction Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris During / While Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris As, Because, dan Since Subordinate Conjunction Penggunaan dan Contoh Kalimat Subordinate Conjunction dan Preposition Penjelasan dan Contoh Kkalimat After, Before, dan When Subordinate Conjunction Penjelasan dan Contoh Kalimat Conjunction Kata Hubung Pengertian dan Contoh Kalimat Bahasa Inggris References Because, because of and cos, cos of. Accessed on September 7, 2014. Because / Because of. Accessed on September 7, 2014. Because of. Accessed on September 7, 2014. Cos. Accessed on September 7, 2014. Cos. Accessed on September 7, 2014.

1. We stopped playing tennis ....... the rain. 2. It was all ........ her that we got into trouble. 3. We had to hurry indoors ...... it was raining. 4. I am late ....... the traffic. 5. We didn't arrive until seven o'clock ........ the traffic was terrible. 6. She found the exam easy ........ she had worked hard during the course. 7. He can't drive ........ his illness. 8. The restaurant closed down ........ the recession. 9. He found working in Japan very difficult ......... the language problem. 10. He's very difficult to understand ......... his accent. 11. They moved to Liverpool ......... her job. 12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain ........ mad cow disease. 13. They came to London ........ he got a job there. 14. He crashed his car ........ he was driving too fast. 15. He lost his driving license......... he was convicted of drinking and driving. 16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant ...... she is a vegetarian. 17. The newspaper was prosecuted ........ an article about the Government. ANSWERS 1. We stopped playing tennis because of the rain. 2. It was all because of her that we got into trouble. 3. We had to hurry indoors because it was raining. 4. I am late because of the traffic. 5. We didn't arrive until seven o'clock because the traffic was terrible. 6. She found the exam easy because she had worked hard during the course. 7. He can't drive because of his illness. 8. The restaurant closed down because of the recession. 9. He found working in Japan very difficult because of the language problem. 10. He's very difficult to understand because of his accent. 11. They moved to Liverpool because of her job. 12. There have been a lot of problems in Britain because of mad cow disease. 13. They came to London because he got a job there. 14. He crashed his car because he was driving too fast. 15. He lost his driving license because he was convicted of drinking and driving. 16. She could only eat a salad in the restaurant because she is a vegetarian. 17. The newspaper was prosecuted because of an article about the Government.

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